美国习惯用语-第31期:Green thumb
<p> 美国习惯用语-第31讲:<span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span></p><p><span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="light">light</span></p><p>今天美国两个很有名的年轻电影明星，一个叫<span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Newman">Newman</span>，另一个叫<span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span>。不久前他们一起拍了一部电影，叫「绿钞票」。这是因为美国钞票的背面都是绿颜色的。绿颜色也是草和树等自然界生物的颜色。除此之外，绿颜色还可以包含其他各种意思。有的时候，它意味着年轻、新鲜、有力、成长。另外一些时候，绿颜色是指不成熟,就像没有熟的苹果那样。我们今天要讲的两个俗语就是跟绿颜色，在英文里就是 <span word="green">green</span> 这个字有关的。第一个是<span word="green">green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>。大家都知道<span word="green">green</span> 的意思是绿颜色。<span word="Thumb">Thumb</span> 就是大母指。可是<span word="green">green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> 并不是说某人的大拇指变绿了或染上了绿颜色。<span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>指的是某人在种花或种菜方面很有才能，或在这方面很有知识和技术。比如说，一位太太在谈到她邻居李太太的时候说： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Lee">Lee</span> -- <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="roses">roses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>." </p><p>这位太太说：“我真希望我能像李太太那样会种花,瞧她院子里的玫瑰花多好看呐！” </p><p>可是，不会种花和种菜的人看来还不少，下面讲话的这个人看来更糟糕： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>: <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="cabbage">cabbage</span>, <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span>." </p>
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